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1839. Oct 8. continued. citizens may be protected from violence and disturbance"; and the communication of Mess John Ross and others protesting against the appeal, it may be proper to re-fer to the treaty of 1835. He observes that by the 5th article, the United States engage to "secure to the Cher-okee nation the right, by their National Councils, to make and carry into effect all such laws as they may deem necessary for the Government and protection of the persons and property within their own country belonging to their people, or such persons as have connected themselves with them"; and that by the 6th article, the U-nited States, "agree to protect the Cherokee nation from domes-tic strife and foreign enemies, and against intestine wars be-tween the several tribes." The Commissioner says that against the operation of such laws as a majority of the Cherokee nation may pass and enforce, the United States cannot protect or defend any portion of the tribe;- so far from it, they are bound to secure the right to the nation, through the national council, of devising and executing laws; and in their dissensions, therefore, concer-ning domestic polity, the United States cannot interfere, but against